"I guess my question would be why NPR is featuring this Democratic Party fund raising ploy. "
I see the link, but it seems bought and paid for by think blue. It says something about featured on NPR, but gives no details. Tookie was featured on FOX thats not an endorsement.
Anyone know what the actual"feature" was?
GOOGLE site:www.npr.org "Think Blue"
A search of GOOGLE npr "Think Blue" "Democrat Bracelet" finds many more hits as the words are being used to advertise this piece. You will find that the left bitches about the Republicans trying to place stories in the media favorable to the administration. They call this "propaganda". When the media runs a DNC press release AS news, they consider this a job well done.
The difference between what Rush Limbaugh does and what NPR/Pacifica do is all in the difference of being a for profit business vs. being a 501c3 "charity". Those 501c3s VOLUNTARILY accept limitations on their political speech in exchange for their tax status.